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A Father's Bliss

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Marcus Debois is completely off limits.

Not only is he an agent at the publishing house I work at, but he also happens to be my father’s sworn enemy, and my ex’s dad.

It doesn’t matter that I knew Marcus before my ex, and even had a pretty big, very secret, crush on the man who is also fifteen years my senior, he is forbidden. A hard limit. A do not pass go, do not collect two hundred dollars.

And for four years, I respected that moral boundary and did really well not crossing it.

But like any good romance plot, there has to be a point where the tension breaks. Where the two main characters are put into a situation where they can no longer ignore their feelings and say screw it right before finally giving in.

Looks like for me, it’s when I hear he’s spending Father’s Day alone, and I can’t help but insert myself into his no-plans plan. But I'm not going to overthink it. It will be a quick dinner–a professional one, even, where we can talk about work and manuscripts and all things publishing. There will be no rendezvous boat rides, no sexy lessons on patience and catching fish, and most certainly no playing with explicit toys in the middle of the lake.

Because if there is one thing I know for sure, it’s that while I still harbor a crush on Marcus Debois, there’s not a chance in hell, he feels the same.

105 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 10, 2024

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Lee Jacquot

24 books2,052 followers
Hey there! My name is Lee. I like to think of myself as a bibliophile who belongs to the Ravenclaw house.
I write romances that can sometimes be sweet and spicy or deadly and kinky. I'm a firm believer in happily ever afters and men who always make sure their woman is satisfied first.
When I'm not writing, I'm drowning myself in a good book, losing track of time on the Nintendo Switch with my kids, and laughing or yelling at one of my husbands practical jokes. (He likes to leave fake spiders and roaches around.)
Also, something important to note. I live off Chai and Dean Winchester.
Visit me on Instagram or TikTok to find out about upcoming releases and other fun things! @authorleejacquot

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Profile Image for Ashley.
660 reviews2,791 followers
June 14, 2024
DAMNNNNN this was HOT 🥵

Honestly, I am convinced that no one can create tension in a novella like Lee Jacquot. Like the tension in this was THICKKKKK.

I absolutely love a forbidden romance but then add workplace and ex's father.. I'm a goner.

This was such a spicy quick read and I loved every second of it

Highlights:
"You can take more than that. Show me." I AM SORRY, WHAT 🫠

"I... am not my son."

ALSO THE EPILOGUE.. YESSSSS. Ok bye.

-novella
-workplace
-forbidden
-ex's dad
-age gap
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Profile Image for Christina (stinarinareads).
413 reviews380 followers
June 17, 2024
3.5✨ (rounded down to 3 for GR)
3🌶️

Happy belated Father’s Day, let’s pretend I read this yesterday!

I’m torn about this one, but decided on 3.5 rounded down for a couple reasons.

The FMC Renee works in the literary publishing world, along with her father, and her father’s rival and nemesis, at least according to her father, the MMC Marcus. He’s about 15 years her senior, and since the first moment she’s laid eyes on him, she’s full in lust and half in love.

Not knowing if he’d ever return her feelings, Renee goes for the best she could get by dating his son, closer to her eye and less scandalous to her father, but it doesn’t work out. He’s not… him. He’s not his father.

Fast forward to Father’s Day, Renee and his son are done, and Marcus has asked her to fill in for his literary assistant on maternity leave. After agreeing, and learning of his plans to be alone on Father’s Day, Renee offers an innocent dinner to talk shop, but it soon delves into anything but innocence…

So, I wasn’t a fan at all about the FMC having just dated the son as a “replacement” for the father, and her and Marcus discussed it a bit too much for my tastes. I would’ve rather had them, both Renee and Marcus, pining, like Marcus did.

The spice was what I was here for, and the spice was great. That’s probably where all the stars go on this. It was tension filled, metaphorical, hot, involved toys, with a demanding Daddy™️ MMC. Love to love it.

The other reasons for stars off was that this desperately needed another proof. There were editorial mistakes sprinkled throughout, sometimes obvious. Looking at YOU, Calvin Klein misspelled as Calvin Kline…

This is also the last of the Holinights novella series, which is sad. I’ve enjoyed them!
Profile Image for Anna.
897 reviews628 followers
June 17, 2024
Beta read

Goddamn I loved these two! And I am so beyond blessed to have had the honor to beta read the last book in the holinight novella series and one with my fave trope of all time: ex boyfriends dad!!!

It honestly is the long term pining for me. I’m such a sucker for a slow burn type of relationship filled with stolen glances and light brushes and then one day…when the stars align and the opportunity comes up, SHIT FINALLY HAPPENS!! And during Father’s Day weekend no less ;) gosh I eat up a good forbidden romance and a Lee Jacquot novella always hits right for me!!

Sexy fishing lesson, all the toys & a good ass epilogue await 🤤

Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

Tropes:
Age gap
Ex boyfriends dad
Forbidden romance
Workplace romance
Father’s rival
Profile Image for Jessie ツ.
357 reviews
June 26, 2025
RATING
⭐️- 2.5
🌶️- 3

Mhmm, I’m not sure how I feel about this. I was really hyped to read a quick little exes dad story but it kinda fell flat.

1)This reads more as a workplace, forced-proximity, age gap book.

2)The forbidden vibes didn’t exactly hit

3)The tension & buildup sorta hit. At some times a bit forced but overall there was a tension brewing.

4)Don’t come for me but TOO much description on scenery and the goddamn boat

5)Fishline metaphor not needed

Considering this is a NOVELLA I feel like I had way to many thoughts/dislikes to give more than 2.5⭐️ ~ those stars are basically just bc of the first 2 smut scenes 🌶️

TROPES & SUCH
•ex bfs dad
•fathers rival
•age gap
•forced proximity
•workplace
•boss (kinda)
•no cheating, no owd
•omd (barely; MMC son/FMC ex)
•Hea
Profile Image for Veronica Jackson.
460 reviews11 followers
June 13, 2024
This was a good read! I’m not a huge fan of age gap tropes, but I’ll let this one slide since it’s the last book of the holinight novella series.

I didn’t care too much about the workplace scenes & didn’t understand why you’d just up and leave a restaurant just to catch a fish yourself on your yacht.

But I mean, the spice was incredible..

So that’s all I can really say. The spice made up for the slow burn.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for girlwithhearteyes.
1,685 reviews223 followers
June 20, 2024
3.5 stars

All the tropes were right up my alley (ex-boyfriend’s dad, dad’s rival, daddy kink) and I liked it… but I wanted MORE of something. More relationship tension, perhaps? The steam was steaming though — A+ for that.
Profile Image for (betts) ⚜.
460 reviews204 followers
June 15, 2024
3⭐ / 4🌶️

— vibezz
⛵ ex's father
📖 age gap [39/40H 25h]
⛵ co-workers
📖 father's rival but not really?
daddyyyy~

mini blurb — ✍🏻
From the moment Renee met Marcus they felt instant attraction for each other, but there was too much baggage for them to act on it, up until one night when they both say "fuck it".

//

This is really the end of an era, I loved this cute little short stories, each of the unique and captivating.

This was bittersweet, since is was the last and idk I pictured the story to be a little more enemies to lovers or the rivalry with the father more conflicting, and ngl the whole info dump of her ex was a little non sense?? what happened? how was he? is she did not like him was being with him for a year?? not a month(s) A YEAR? A bit unnecessary for me if I might say so, so this was a let down.

That said, GOOD LORD the spice was spicing



Daddy Dubois can take me fishing whenever and wherever he pleases 🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠



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“Stay with me.” The words come out before I can stop them.
“Here on the boat?”
I shake my head. “No, we can go to my home. Or yours. Or anywhere down this lake.”
As long as I’m with you , I don’t care where we end up.
Renee smiles, a gorgeous dusty pink blush coloring her cheeks. “Okay. I’d like that.”

🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵
Profile Image for Melis.
106 reviews13 followers
September 5, 2025
Bir novellaya göre bile çok kopuk kopuktu. Hiç ama hiç bağlanamadım :/ Benim modumdan da olabilir bilmiyorum
Profile Image for Kade.
155 reviews5 followers
June 17, 2025
Daddy kinks are the best, what can I say
Profile Image for madie dragoo.
683 reviews121 followers
June 22, 2025
3/5⭐️
3.5/5🌶️
📱

i mean, lee jacquot honestly can do no wrong in terms of these holinight novellas. i’ve read all but one and the always scratch the exact itch that i need when i pick them up. a father’s bliss is a forbidden (ex boyfriend’s father) AND a workplace romance so the tension and angst were 🤌🏻 loved the spice, loved the premise, perfect little quick read!

“we get one life, but in books, we live a thousand.”
Profile Image for Darkest Bellé.
209 reviews118 followers
June 22, 2024
5 stars!

Holy moly what a ride 😉 Daddy Marcus is a winner! The praise kink will have you melting who knew learning to fish on a yacht owned by your ex’s hot dad would leave you the reader wanting to go fishing just to see what hot man wants to rail you lol!

As this being the final book in the Holinight Novellas it was not short from being perfection once again!

These novellas are short & sweet more naughty than nice and just a good old fun time!

I’ve enjoyed every single novella and I’m sad to see this saga be put to rest but I’m excited to see what author Lee Jacquot releases next! Thank you for a fun time!
Profile Image for ivona 𓈒ㅤׂㅤ𐙚 ࣪ ⭒.
419 reviews25 followers
June 30, 2024
”You were always mine, and I shouldn’t have let him take you from me. Forgive me and let me make it up to you.”

4.5⭐️
the end of an era, thank you lee for writing these amazing steamy novellas. in my ✨humble✨ opinion, they are much more than just that, steamy erotic novellas. through them learn more about yourself, who you are and what do you want.

”We stand like this for no more than a second before his eyes drop, falling to my lips and then back to me before I have time to ensure it even happened.”

i think pining and tension in this book made me love it so much. ex’s boyfriends dad isn’t my favorite taboo trope, but i do love me some good workplace dad’s rival/partner trope. that shit is too good and the age gap. i really had fabulous time reading this novella.

”Soon, I realized nothing gave me the same interest as learning about her. A silly, juvenile thought when said aloud, but I couldn’t deny the growing attraction.

“What do you want out of this?” “You.”


both, marcus and renee, are so smitten for each other. four years, they’ve shared unfair amount of hidden charged glances and smiles. their desire for each other was over the roof. my only thing is word daddy being overused and ✨fishing✨ thingy. not my cup of tea. nonetheless, i loved it and even tho i’m sad she won’t be writing holinight novellas no more, i’m excited to see what’s next and also have strong desire to read her other books.💌🫶🏻

”I want nothing more than for it to be downright sinful and the furthest thing from anything remotely professional.”

“You’re mine, now and tomorrow, and for as long as you’ll let me keep you.”

”I lose myself in her, giving her everything I had to stop myself from giving time and time again.”
Profile Image for Trinity.
714 reviews254 followers
June 23, 2024
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 🌶🌶🌶/5

TW - parental abandonment (scs, mentioned)

CW - cockwarming, toys, edging, daddy, DP with a toy

Tropes - father's rival, age gap, novella, ex boyfriend's dad, workplace - literary agents, forced proximity, obsessed

This was fun and faced paced and I really enjoyed it, especially the lack of drama. This is a quick read and I’d recommend it along with the rest of the novellas in this series.

A Father's Bliss follows Renee (FMC) who lands a job with her father and his rival. She crushes hard on Marcus (MMC) despite her father and having dated Marcus' son. Some forced proximity in the form of a work placement pushes them both in the right direction.

Sad to see the end of these novellas that I’ve loved so much but I’m excited to see where Lee J takes us next.

Scale:
⭐️ - would've DNF'ed / continued out of spite
⭐️⭐️ - shit, but whatever
⭐️⭐️⭐️ - meh, could've been better
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - lit 👅
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ - loved it, inject this shit into my veins 🤪

🫑 - no smut
🌶 - no point
🌶🌶 - mediocre at best
🌶🌶🌶 - standard smut, hot
🌶🌶🌶🌶 - 🥵 okay, some CW
🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶 - fuck me 🥵🥵 CWs / filthy with a side of filth - see Poison / Room Twenty-Two: Hide and Seek/ The Naughty List
Profile Image for Chey.
389 reviews8 followers
June 13, 2024
*Age Gap (15 years)
*Ex’s dad
*Father’s rival
*Coworkers
It’s kind of bittersweet to receive this novella: on the same page it’s one of my favorite series,
but I was a little sad ‘cause it is the last one of this series. The story is about Marcus and
Renne and how, after 4 years working together, they finally succumb to their feelings. This
book is hot and, like the others, is a good smut read. I can say that this series is forever
ingrained in me.
Profile Image for Michelle Claypot_Reads.
2,513 reviews61 followers
July 7, 2024
This author is an automatic one click for me. She writes fantastic stories full of delicious chemistry and witty dialogue.
Profile Image for Seren Song ✨.
287 reviews8 followers
November 15, 2024
-1 ⭐️ for desperately needing another proofreading pass. +1 ⭐️ for using the word indubitably. 🌶️
Profile Image for Ridinghoodie Reads.
78 reviews3 followers
June 19, 2024
I love lee’s novellas. This one just fell flat for me personally. I don’t know why but I wasn’t feeling it . I think that might have been more my mood though
Profile Image for Keri | Books_and_Hookers.
254 reviews12 followers
June 13, 2024
I don’t believe anyone who says they don’t have a praise smink because how can you read this book and not have a reaction 🥵😮‍💨

Daddy Debois, sorry Marcus Debois, is obsessed with and loves to praise his girl and I am HERE FOR IT. We know we love an obsessed man around here and Marcus delivered. Renee’s one lucky girl 😂

I am genuinely so sad that this is the last Holinight novella. This series has such a special place in my heart and I will be rereading it for forever and ever. I honestly may reread them all next month because I refuse to accept the fact that it’s over 😭😭

That being said this was a solid way to end the series. Going out with a banger (not that anyone is surprised). Renee and Marcus were hot and fun and honestly I feel like I could be Renee. My girls out here reading dark romance about fishing poles and that’s just the kind of messed up stuff I need in my life (is this a legit book because what is it I need to know). I love both of them and would read a whole 600 pages of just him praising her.

Did I mention he’s her father’s rival? And her asshole ex’s dad?? Because he is and yes it’s as hot as it sounds.

💙 age gap
💙 ex’s dad
💙 fathers rival
💙 a boat trip
💙 TOYS
Profile Image for winnie ₊ ⊹.
936 reviews308 followers
June 14, 2024
₊ ⊹”you fit me so unbelievably well.”₊ ⊹

*:・゚my thoughts┊ i’m not even going to lie; i imagined pedro pascal as marcus the entire time.

it was so worth it.

i seriously need to look into more age gap/daddy-ish books because i eat them up every time (yes, i have daddy issues. yes, i’m in therapy for it). this was so well done and easily my favorite from this holinight series!

i’m so sad that this series is over, as i’ve looked forward to the new installments ever since i picked the first three up last year or so. they are such fun, quick, and hot reads. i literally can’t help but love them all. i know the author is coming out with another novella series in the fall, which i am absolutely stoked for, and i definitely want to pick up some of her full length novels!

this was such a good read!
Profile Image for Alisha Buchanan.
345 reviews10 followers
June 12, 2024
Let 👏🏼 Me 👏🏼 Tell 👏🏼 You

Marcus truly is DADDY 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

We stan a man who knows how to command his way around the bedroom or in this case I should say yacht.

“Look at me, babygirl. I want to see what that pretty face looks like when you come for me.”

This is just a taste of how commanding he can be, and the praise he gives 🤌🏼💋

The daddy kink is real and I was living for it.
I loved seeing Renee and Marcus’ give and take. The fact that Marcus is her dad’s rival at work and her ex’s dad had me squealing.

“Cocky So was your son, but he never even got me off.”
-“I, am not my son. Your safe word is Red, baby girl. Don’t fucking forget it.”

🫠🫠🫠🫠🫠

Lee sure went out with a bang for her last book, I am so sad it’s over but what a ride she took us on 🫶🏼

🛥️ Ex’s Dad
🛥️ Fathers Rival
🛥️ Age Gap
🛥️ Warming
🛥️ Praise

4.5 ⭐️
3 🌶️
Profile Image for Willie Mercedes.
1,455 reviews136 followers
June 12, 2024
"A Father's Bliss" is like a sparkling gem in the treasure trove of the Holinights series, shining bright as the lith and Tinal chapter. Dive into the whirlwind of Renee, a social media scout working alongside her dad in a indie publishing house. When she steps into the shoes of Marcus' assistant (who happens to be her former flame's father), things get fishy during a fishing escapade, as hidden emotions bob to the surface. Lee's heartwarming Father's Day novella dedicated to Daddy Marcus is a must-read! Grab a cold drink, settle in, and prepare for a hot, one handed read!
Profile Image for Courtney Tillotson.
448 reviews26 followers
June 14, 2024
I am so sad this series is now complete. Lee just does a smutty novella so well and this one is now my 2nd favorite ever. A sexy ex boyfriend’s dad 🥵 yes freaking please!

That fishing scene will live rent free for the rest of my days 🎣🥵🫠

Favorite moments:

“If someone would have told me Renee Porter would be the death of me, I would have believed it without a shadow of a doubt.”

“Eyes on me so you don’t forget who’s in between your legs. Which Debois will be tasting your cum.”

“This ass of yours is perfection, baby girl. And seeing it stuffed with my cock…fuck.”
Profile Image for Shannai.
595 reviews31 followers
October 11, 2024
4.5 ⭐️

It’s simple; I see ex’s dad, and I’m immediately sold, and it’s even better too, when I have a great time! 😂 what can I say; I just love the ex’s dad trope!

Lmao, the spice though, daddy Marcus has me staring at the wall, and questioning what I have just read, my goodness. It’s a smutty novella, and Marcus was set out on proving that he was the better Debois man; which he was, I had a blast!
Profile Image for kim_is_bookish.
606 reviews31 followers
June 11, 2024
ARC REVIEW

This last novella ended the Holinight series with a beautiful bang! In all senses of the word if you get my drift *winky face*. It was short, sweet and oh so spicy! I wouldn't mind a Daddy Marcus of my own!! If you are looking for a short spicy read, I definitely recommend this book, and this whole series to be honest!
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